The science
Bile is the part of digestion nobody explains until it stops working. These pages set out what is known, where it comes from, and how confident anyone should be about it.
Every article below cites its sources and says plainly where the evidence is thin. Nothing here is medical advice, and nothing here is a claim about what this or any supplement will do for you — speak to your GP or pharmacist about your own case.
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What TUDCA actually is, and what the evidence says
A bile acid the body already makes, sold as a supplement. Here is what it does, what the research says, and where the evidence...
Why standard liver support fails when bile flow is the bottleneck
When liver markers run high and the usual supplements do nothing, the problem may not be cellular damage — it may be a fluid...
The upstream science of bile viscosity
If your scans are clear and the bloating is not, the problem may be upstream of the gut — in the viscosity of the...
Why the bloating persists when every scan is clear
Your scans came back clear. Your bloating did not. The explanation may be upstream of where everyone has been looking. Across the UK, thousands...
The upstream experiment: how a gym supplement addressed the bloat my doctors labelled IBS
Three years of clear scans, an IBS label, and a cupboard full of half-finished bottles — until a lifting buddy asked the one question...
Your macros are perfect. Your bile is sluggish.
You track every macro, every set, every recovery variable. The one system you have never programmed is the fluid that actually digests the food....